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SoBran is seeking a Research Support Specialist to serve at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Maintain integrity of the research process, including detailed accurate record keeping to include updating the animal inventory database, routine animal observations, as well as procurement, processing, and preservation of specimens

Practice universal precautions appropriate to different levels of ABSL. Work safely with animal / human pathogen biohazard’s, and help to maintain the research animal facility as a safe work environment / operation

Schedule time in expectation for meetings with investigator’s, outside the facility if necessary, to assist in coordinating animal research needs

Serve as the main “point of contact" or “Liaison” for the lab in conjunction with the branch contract staff

Report any animal health, care, and / or well-being concerns to the appropriate facility management staff

Report any facility infrastructure, relative to the animal holding areas and support areas, to the appropriate facility management

Ability to work planned flexible hours to ensure research needs and experiments are carried out to comply with appropriate timelines to include weekends and holidays as needed

Ability to interact with all personnel in a manner which promotes a professional work environment

Perform other duties as assigned

Required Experience: Must have security clearance and training required. Must have experience in laboratory animal care and computer program proficiency such as MS Word / Outlook / Excel. Must have a proficient technical vocabulary.

Required Education: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor of Science degree preferred; be certified by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science as a Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) or equivalent education / experience.

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Internal Number: 18295

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SoBran, Inc. is a rapidly growing technical and professional services company, serving government and industry for 20 years. We partner with customers to solve problems affecting critical missions such as biomedical research, defense, homeland security, environmental protection, and national energy policy. Core SoBran strengths include biomedical research support, engineering, logistics and supply chain management, mail sanitation and screening, and program management support. Our biomedical services professionals support world class research that impacts the health of people around the world.